Power take-off



April 2, 1929. w. G. SCHROEDER INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 2, 1929. I

UNITED, STATES.

LL AT ENT O F C 7 wiL IAM e. scnnonnn n, or BAn'rLEsv'ILLE, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To ALLEN L. MceiLL, or BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA.

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Application filcd'septeinber 13, 1927. Serial No. 219,312.

This inventionrelates to a power take-off adapted to be used for operatively transferring power from an automobile truck to the Windlass of-a derrick. or the like and it cone sists in the novel features hereinafter. de-

, scribed and claimed.

,derrick and having the parts of the power A rick and 18 provided at one end with a" fr1'c-' An object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character stated which is of simple and durable form and having.

its parts and features so arranged and Lassembled that the attendant who is working at the derrick may control or change the position of the truck. with relation to the w1nd lass of the derrick so that the transfer of power may be interrupted when desired and the engine of the truck may be automatically throttled. v i M In the accompanying drawings Figure 1' is a side elevational View show- 'ing the truck in position with relation to a take-off operativelyengaging each other 1;

Figure 2 is of the adjacent port ons of the truck and 'th derrick'looking at one side thereof;

Figure 3 is a similar view looking at the opposite side thereof; i

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through the rear portion of the'truck and thelower portion of the derrick out on the lined- 4 of Figure '2. v

A'sillustrated in the accompanying drawings,"the truclrl carries the usual engine '2 andthe engine is provided with the: usual throttle valve 3 with which a rode is con nected, the said rod being extended along the side of the body of the truck passing through guides 5 and having itsrear end projecting beyond the rear end ofthe body of the truck; 'A section 6 is connected with "he rear end of the rod 4 by means of, a sleeve or'turn buckle 7 so that'the-said sec tion maybe adjusted'longitudinally with relation to the rod by turning the sleeve or turn buckle 7 Thus the extension may be shifted toincrease or decrease the length of the rod; A derrick 8 is positioned upon the ground in a usual manner and when the end of the section 6 strikes the side of the derrick whereby the rode is moved longitudinally and the throttle valve 3 isopened,

pushed therefrom.

an enlarged fragmentary view truck 1 is backed toward the derrick, the

thus increasing the supply of to the engine and" accelerating the operation of the engine, When the truck moves away from the derrick thero'd 4 is; moved rearwardly A'shaft 9 is mounted derrick '8 and is provided at one end with a crank v armlO which is connected by means of a rod 11 with the body of the truck 1.

The shaft 9; is further provided with a han dle 12. The rod 11 is made in sections which are connected together by means of a turn buckle 13. When the shaft 9. is turned by using the handle 12, the arm/10 isriocked about thelaxis ofthe shaft sothat' the rod 11 is moved longitudinally. and-thus the thelderrick or truck may be drawntoward vA Windlass 14 is iournaled the'd tion disk 15 and at its opposite end with a and is trained over'the upper portion of the wheel 16. A shaft 18 is mounted for turning:

' movement at the baseofthe derrick and is provided withan arm 19 with which the opposite end of the band 17 is connected. A-

'handle 20 is carried by the shaft 181 By using the handle 20 andturhing the shaft be frictionallyappliedito the periphery of .the wheel 16. Thus a'band brake mechanism.

is provided for the Windlass mechanism.

Theidrum of the Windlass is providedin the vicinity of oneend with a flange 21 which is adapted to retain the hoisting cable (not shown) in proper position upon-the drum of the Windlass.

Bearings 22 aremounted at the rear portion of the body of the truck 1 and a shaft 23 is journaled'in said bearings 22.: A bevel gear wheel 24 is mounted upon the intermemesh-with the teeth of a pinion 25' mounted upon a shaft'26 journaled below the body of the truck 1. fThisshaftis: designed to be 'diate portion of the shaft 2-3 and its teeth ing power from a motor vehicle engine when the vehicle is standing. A Winch drum 27 is mounted upon the shaft 23 and a friction roller 28 is mounted upon said shaft. Said roller 28 is; adapted to be brought in contact with the periphery of the friction disk 15. When the shaft 23 is rotated, rotary inovoment is transmitted from the roller 28 to the friction disk 15 and when the roller is in contact with the disk the Windlass 14L is rotated in one direction. When it is desired to release the Windlass, the handle 12 is swung to shift the position of the truck so that the roller 28' will be moved out of engagement with the periphery of the disk 15. The winch is on the same shaft as the fricti on roller and rotates all the while the friction roller is running. The winch may be used for raising or lowering the derrick and may also'be used in conjunction with the derrick for pulling; the derrick out of bad places in a' roador field and can be used for any other purpose, as for instance loading or unloading material or for handling pipe. The which cannot be used while the derrick is connected with the pulling rods or the tube of a well". The device is gotten up especially to be used in the oil fields and at wells for pulling rods and tubing or pipe of any kind. The friction roller may be driven by a shaft as shown or it may be driven by using a chain and sprockets coupling the shaft with a rear wheel or axle. If driving connection is made with a drive wheel, it is, of course,

' obvious that the drive wheels must be raised from contact with the ground upon a support which will permit slight movement of the truck so that the friction roller 28 may be properly engaged with the periphery of the disk 15-. Inasmuch as the handles 12' and 20 are located at the base of the derrick they may be manipulated by an attendant more power which may be used; for operatinn the parts of the derrick structure.

description taken in friction roller from the vehicle engine, said friction roller being positioned to contact with a. rotary element mounted independently of the vehicle, and means carried by the vehicle designed to abut a fixed object upon movement of the vehicle to bring the friction roller in contact with an element to be operated thereby, for actuating said control to accelerate the engine.

2. In a structure of the character described, including a motor vehicle, an engine and acontrol means therefor, a friction roller carried by the vehicle, means for oper ating the friction roller from the vehicle en'gi-ne, said friction roller being designed to be brought into frictional engagement with a rotary member, means for manually shifting the vehicle position to connect or disconnect the friction roller with the retary member, and motor control means cor hicle body and projecting rcarward-ly thereof for engagement with a fixed structure when the friction roll r is moved to worln ing position. r

In a structure of the character de scribedincluding a motor vehicle, an engine and a control means therefor, a friction roller car 'ied by the vehicle body at the rear thereof, means for operating the friction roller from the vehicle engine, a supporting structure, friction wheel-carried by said structure for engagement by said friction roller, means carried by the structure for eouj pling the same with the vehicle and for faclhtating the movement of the vehicle to engage or disengage the roller With; the

wheel, and means carried; by the vehicle designed to engage the structure when the roller and the wheel are brought into contact for accelerating the vehicle engine.

i. A structure of the character described, including a motor vehicle, an engine, and control means for the I engine, friction roller mounted upon the vehicle body, a shifta-ble rod carried by the vehicle body and engaging the engine control means at one end and having" the other end projecting beyond the rear of the -vehicle, a derrick structure, 7 a driven element mounted upon the derrick, and manually op 7 men s connecting the vehicle body with the d a for movir 11' the vehicle to bring the friction roller and d iven nieinb interim tact, comprisin a bar and a level mounted on the derrick for shifting the barlongitudinally, said engine control rod being positioned to abut the derrick when the vehicle is moved to engage the friction roller with the driven member to accelerate the engine.

5. A motor truck power take-off including an engine, comprising a friction roller journal-led upon the rear of the truck for engagement with a power receiving: memrisin-g a shiftable bar carried by the ve- 7 ber, manually operable means attached to bar connected at one endWith the engine the truck and designed to be secured to a and having the other end positioned to abut fixed element rearwardly of the truckto or disengage a fixed strucuture when the 10 facilitate movement of the truck to bring manually operable means is operated.

5 the friction roller into engagement with the In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my power receiving member, and an engine signature. throttling element comprising a reciprocable WVILLIAM G. "SCHROEDER. I 

